Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

New York, Sep 15, 2010

LOT 278

Richard Mille - Titanium - RM 010 Richard Mille, ?RM 010,? No. 645. Made in 2006, sold March 6th, 2007. Very fine and unusual, tonneau-shaped and curved, center seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, titanium wristwatch with date and a titanium Richard Mille double deployant clasp. Accompanied by the original fitted box, Warranty Certificate, technical specifications and a spare strap.

C. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, bezel with 8 special milled titanium screws, reinforced case band, transparent case back with 4 special milled titanium screws, 2 curved and anti-reflective sapphire crystals. D. Transparent sapphire crystal with painted white racing-style Arabic numerals, outer minute divisions with 5-minute luminous dot markers, at 7 aperture for the date. Polished and matte skeleton hands with luminous tips. M. Cal. RM 005-S, titanium with black PVD coating, double barrel system, 32 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, Glucydur balance adjusted to 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, unidirectional central titanium rotor with 6-positional adjustable geometry and tungsten/cobalt-alloy segment. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 39 x 48 mm. Thickness 13 mm.